One of my all-time favorite quotes, from one of my all-time favorite saints. Edith Stein (her religious name was Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, but she is still called by her birth name more often than not) is an incredible saint, and if you don't know her story, I strongly suggest you learn more about…
I got hooked on coffee long before I got hooked on prayer. Prayer has always been a part of my life, since I have always been serious about my faith, but for a long time prayer was relegated to Sunday Mass, blessings before meals, and the occasional prayer of petition. Even after I began to…
This is one of John Paul II's lesser known quotes (at least I hadn't heard of it until recently), but it is one of my favorites. While it applies to everyone, I think it has particular resonance for women in this day and age. Perhaps more than men, women are often told that the only…
I'll let these beautiful words speak for themselves. I'll only add that I'm very grateful to my wonderful boyfriend, who took this photo, and has agreed to be a regular photo contributor for this blog! So if you see a name in the top corner of some of the pictures that show up here, I'm…
This is the first you're seeing of Joan of Arc on The New Feminist, but it won't be the last! To my mind, she is the greatest example of new feminism (next to Mary, or course). I may be a little biased, since she is my patron saint (my name, Siobhan, is Irish for Joan),…
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